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The Horror at Martin's Beach by Sonia H. Greene, H.P. Lovecraft

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flavio_fly's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

3.75

daileyxplanet's review

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3.0

Nice eerie little nature revenge story.

taliesin_hastings's review

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dark mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

sean67's review

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3.0

After a couple of days hiatus from Lovecraft I have turned with this less than stellar one.
It may be just me, but I found this one less than engaging.
Progress: 7738/54313

famel's review

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3.0

The lore and the ending are the most interesting things here. Story is creepy from start to finish. Also I was impressed by battle with the cosmic being (?). Nice stuff, Lovecraft.

A very effective short story; it’s been a while since I’ve read Lovecraft but I’m hesitant to see this as his story, since he was a reviser & editor. To me, this is clearly Sonia Greene: her descriptions are vivid, her vocab direct & clear to help readers visual what the characters are experiencing while keeping the actual nature of the horror obscured.

The setting, themes, and conclusion feel very Lovecraftian, but I wonder if that’s more a reflection of horror stories of the 1920s than this being a co-written work between Greene & Lovecraft. Would love to hear other folx’s thoughts on this.